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December 20, 2015

Pentagon: Iraq operations cost $560 million so far

U.S. military operations in Iraq, including airstrikes and surveillance flights, have cost about $560 million since mid-June, the Pentagon said Friday.

December 20, 2015

FBI national domestic threat assessment omits Islamist terrorism

The FBI’s most recent national threat assessment for domestic terrorism makes no reference to Islamist terror threats, despite last year’s Boston Marathon bombing and the 2009 Fort Hood shooting—both carried out by radical Muslim Americans.

December 20, 2015

West Point report describes Islamic State threat as crisis 4 years in the making

A new report from the West Point counterterrorism center challenges the notion that the Islamic State only recently became a major terror threat, describing the network's gains in Iraq as a crisis four years in the making.

December 20, 2015

Iran speeds weapons deliveries to US ally in Iraq

U.S. officials are taking a wary view of the disclosure this week that Iran – one of four countries the United States accuses of supporting terrorism – has begun arming the Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq, as the Kurds scramble to combat the threat posed by ISIS.

December 20, 2015

Lawmakers demand vote on US military action against ISIS

President Obama and military leaders are weighing a host of factors as they consider expanding airstrikes against ISIS. But they soon could face another complication: Congress.

December 20, 2015

FBI, DHS bulletin warns of retaliation for airstrikes against ISIS

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have sent out a bulletin to law enforcement officials warning that U.S. airstrikes in Iraq could provoke retaliation by Islamic State sympathizers in the U.S., Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has learned.

December 20, 2015

Syrian gov’t demands US seek permission for airstrikes, as flare-ups rise across Mideast

Syria's government on Monday demanded the Obama administration seek permission before launching any airstrikes on its territory against Islamic State targets, while the State Department indicated it had no intention of seeking "the approval of the Syrian regime."

December 20, 2015

What would trigger US strike in Syria? Mixed messages from DOD

U.S. military officials gave varying – and at times confusing -- explanations Monday for what, if anything, would trigger U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, after the Joint Chiefs chairman dialed back earlier comments that suggested support for such a strike.

December 20, 2015

Joint Chiefs chairman says ISIS not a direct threat to US, won't recommend Syria strikes yet

Despite threats to the contrary, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff insisted the Islamic State terror group is a regional threat and said he would not recommend U.S. airstrikes in Syria until he determines that they have become a direct threat to the U.S.

December 20, 2015

Pentagon set to test new hypersonic missile

The Pentagon will conduct a crucial flight test of a new ultra-high speed missile this week that is a key part of the strategic weapons program of preparing arms that can attack any point on earth in 30 minutes.